In the mansion of the Kui brothers in Jingzhou, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang are discussing the future whereabouts of their family in the mansion.

Cao Cao's army goes south, Jingzhou will inevitably not be guaranteed, even if Cao Cao is defeated for a while, there is a Sun family next to Jingzhou, and the political situation in Jingzhou will definitely face a reshuffle, and the whereabouts of his family will be very important.

The Kuai clan is a big clan in the south of Jingzhou, and its roots in Jingzhou are not thin, but the only shortcoming is that they don't have much military power in their hands.

Jingzhou is a large state of the Han Dynasty, but this state is a little different from other states and counties of the Han Dynasty, that is, the strength of the family is significantly weaker than the other states and counties of the Han Dynasty. As for the reason, there is no other reason, just because Jingzhou is a place where Han and Nanban live together.

Jingzhou is also known as ancient Chu, is the territory of Chu during the Warring States Period, and is connected with the Nanban, Baiyue, the Han nationality in the state is very few, even in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is only Xiangyang and Jiangling area dominated by Han people, to the four southern counties, in addition to the county seat, are the places of ethnic minorities.

Ethnic minorities have their own organizational system, and do not have a master-servant relationship based on farming, so the family in Jingzhou does not have much fertile land and soldiers, especially in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the Cai family in Jingzhou relied on marriage to obtain the support of the central government, and the family in Jingzhou was dominant and held military power. The so-called four families in Jingzhou, only the Cai family can call the wind and rain, and the other three families only have some talented scribes, who can govern the world, but in troubled times, there are no soldiers and horses, and you are a civil official, and you have nothing to do.

"Second brother, is your plan really feasible? After so many days, there has been no movement at the south gate, if Cai Mao discovers our actions. Fear? Kuai Liang made a killing gesture.

"Big brother rest assured. I arrange freely. Now the lord is seriously ill and suspicious, and he has lost his former wisdom. As long as we grasp the point that Cai Mao wants to dominate Jingzhou, we can be invincible in front of the lord. Kuai Yue smiled, now Liu Biao is seriously ill, and Liu Qi has no prestige, Liu Biao must be worried about his two heirs, plus Cai Mao's usual domineering. As long as he provoked a little, Liu Biao couldn't help it, but he had to make meritorious contributions in front of the Cao family, otherwise he would have acted a long time ago.

"Master, Mr. Pang is back." While the two brothers were discussing important matters, a subordinate hurriedly came to report that Pang Ji had returned.

"Brother Pang is back? It seems that I really read it right, that group of people, there is really a problem! The corners of Kuaiyue's mouth lifted, revealing a smug smile.

"Good. Mr. Pang, please. Kuai Yue tidied up his clothes, and then went out with his brother to welcome Pang Ji.

After Pang Ji hurried back from the inn. reported Lu Rui's situation to Kuai Yue, and at the same time handed over Lu Rui's silk canvas painting to Kuai Yue. Kuai Yue took the silk canvas painting and understood Lu Rui's intentions.

"Brother Kuai, make your own decisions privately, and say that the master's family is going to meet with the Cao family tonight, Brother Kuai, you won't blame you, right?" Pang Ji is Kuai Yue's friend, and this matter was also entrusted by Kuai Yue, so in front of the decision, Pang Ji is still in charge.

"Thank you Brother Pang, I'm afraid of long nights and dreams, and I will definitely go to meet the people of the Cao family tonight." Kuai Yue arched his hand, and after thanking Pang Ji, he went to prepare, do this kind of thing, you have to be fast, otherwise it will not be good if Liu Biao or Cai Mao finds out something.

At night, in the inn where Lu Rui stayed, Lu Rui's room was brightly lit, and the Cao family was the same as Lu Rui, holding their chins on the chair and taking a nap for a while, after all, there would be very important people coming to the inn at night, and no one would dare to fall asleep, although it was said to be pro-Cao, but if it was not possible to talk, I am afraid that the pro-Cao faction would also become pro-Liu!

"Childe, the master's house is here." Lu Rui was just about to fall asleep when Shi A came in.

"It's finally here!" Lu Rui patted his mouth, took a nap, and motioned for Shi Ah to let the people from Jingzhou come in. When all the children of the Cao family heard Shi A's report, they all tidied up their clothes, went to sleep, and sat in their positions.

"I wonder who Mengde sent?" Suddenly, a majestic voice came, and a general in military uniform walked into Lu Rui's room.

"Cai Mao?" Lu Rui was stunned, it was actually Cai Mao who walked in? Is Cai Mao the master of Jingzhou? Cai Mao, Lu Rui has seen it, not only Lu Rui, but also Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhang, who are here, have also seen Cai Mao, after all, Cai Mao is also one of the representatives of the children of the Han family, and he also intersected with Cao Cao when he was young, but this intersection may involve another woman, Cai Wenji!

"Oh?" Cai Mao entered the room and saw Lu Rui and the Cao family, stunned for a moment, and quickly recovered.

"Tiger fathers have no dogs! I didn't expect Meng De to send his own son and nephew to come as an envoy, how can this courage be compared to Liu Biao? Cai Mao smiled slightly and nodded to Lu Rui and the sons of the Cao family. The sons of the Cao family also returned the salute one after another, but Lu Rui was the only one, staring at Cai Mao, his eyes constantly wandering on Cai Mao.

"Zihuan? Zijian? Ziwen? Cai Mao wandered around the sons of the Cao family for a while and said the words of the three of them.

"Uncle Cai, don't you know your little nephew?" Lu Rui suddenly stepped down from the main seat and arched his hand to Cai Mao.

"Bufan is joking, how can my uncle not know Bufan, I haven't seen him for many years, and I didn't think that Bufan is already Meng De's son-in-law." Cai Mao smiled at Lu Rui and arched her hand.

"Uncle still remembers Rui, it's really an honor for Rui, please teach uncle!" Lu Rui's eyes suddenly narrowed, drew his long sword, and attacked Cai Mao.

"Extraordinary?" Cai Mao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly pulled out his long sword to defend against the enemy, but unfortunately, Lu Rui shot down Cai Mao's long sword without much effort.

"Who is the gentleman? Why pretend to be Cai Mao? Lu Rui looked at Cai Mao who fell to the ground, took back the long sword, and glanced at Cai Mao lightly, this person pretended to be Cai Mao, and really had some strategies, even if the conspiracy with himself was discovered, he could also rely on Cai Mao's head for this matter.

Lu Rui slowly walked back to the main seat, and Cai Mao on the ground also stood up. "I have long heard that Hou Ye is talented and intelligent, and he was named Hou when he was young, I thought it was just a rumor, but when I saw it today, I knew that Hou Ye was powerful, I don't know how Hou Ye found out that he was fake Cai Mao? Something went wrong with your words and deeds? Kuai Yue got up from the ground, and he was also shocked that he was discovered so quickly. I thought I could hide it for a little longer. But you don't think there's anything wrong with you.

"Mr.'s words and deeds are very similar to Cai Mao. But there is no murderous aura in the body of the gentleman, not like a general! Lu Rui smiled slightly, he has been fighting for many years, what is murderous aura, I am afraid that no one knows better than himself, this Cai Mao's figure, dress, and even voice. They are all very similar, but they don't have a murderous aura, and they don't have the killing aura of a metropolitan governor, how can such a person be the metropolitan governor of Jingzhou?

"Hey, I can't imagine that I actually betrayed myself with murderous aura, how can there be a heavy murderous aura in the following person? In Kuaiyue, Jingzhou, Kuai Yidu has seen Master Hou! Kuai Yue saw that his identity was exposed, and he didn't hide his identity anymore, the attempt just now was just to test Lu Rui's reality. Now I know that this group of people is indeed Cao Jun's envoy.

"It turned out to be Mr. Kuai. No wonder there is such a trick of disguise. Rui is polite, please remove the disguise on your body, how about you and I talk about it in detail? When Lu Rui heard it, it turned out to be Kuai Yue, the first strategist in Jingzhou, the strategist under Liu Biao's account, and the first minister in Jingzhou.

"Then the more you obey the orders of the Hou Ye!" Kuai Yue arched his hand and exited the room, to remove his disguise. Kuai Yue knows that this is the first step in negotiation, if you want to negotiate, you don't dare to show your true face, so what sincerity is there?

It turned out to be Kuaiyue! After Kuai Yue left, Lu Rui had a calculation in his heart, Kuai Yue was the first minister of Jingzhou, although he did not have many troops in his hands, but his prestige was indeed very high, and he could deter the barbarians in the south of Jingzhou.

It's just that Kuai Yue is a peaceful faction and one of the representatives of the Jingzhou family, and maintaining the stability of Jingzhou and safeguarding the interests of the family is the purpose of Kuai Yue. So Kuai Yue didn't want a big war in Jingzhou! With this foundation, Lu Rui was relieved, and the focus of this negotiation was how to solve the resistance faction in Jingzhou City.

"Master Hou!"

"Mr. Kuai, please be seated!" Kuai Yue quickly took off his disguise and came to meet Lu Rui.

"Master Xie!"

"Mr. Kuai is here, Rui also knows Mr.'s sincerity, Mr. may wish to say it clearly, Rui's intention, Mr.'s plan, must be the same." Lu Rui went straight to the point, now it is Liu Biao's rebellion in the city, everything must be done quickly and accurately, otherwise Liu Biao will find out something, and he will not feel very comfortable, this is going deep into the enemy-occupied area, not playing a game.

"Hou Ye rest assured, Yue has already prepared everything, please give Hou Ye some advice." Subsequently, Kuai Yue talked about Jingzhou's deployment and his own plan.

The city of Xiangyang in Jingzhou is now militarily divided into three forces, one is the Jingzhou naval army controlled by Cai Mao and half of the defenders in Xiangyang City. The second group was Liu Biao's pro-army, which included the military generals promoted by Liu Biao and the generals who came to support from all over Jingzhou. This force accounted for about half of the defenders of Xiangyang. The third group is the family soldiers controlled by Kuai Yue and other Jingzhou families, but these family soldiers are only a few thousand, which is nothing to the 150,000 troops stationed in Jingzhou and Xiangyang.

Kuai Yue's plan also made full use of the contradiction between Liu Biao and Cai Mao. Because Cai Mao has always wanted to be the master of Jingzhou, the relationship between Liu Biao and Cai Mao has always been very delicate, whether it is the friendship between the monarch and the minister, or the relationship between in-laws, it is a relationship of mutual use. Because of this, Liu Biao arranged Cai Mao's main force and naval army outside Xiangyang City, and at the same time placed his army in Xiangyang City and various strong fortresses, in order to reduce the losses of his troops in the event of a war.

Cai Mao is not a stupid person, he has also done a lot of tricks and feet, strengthened the stronghold of his army, and at the same time adjusted the distribution of grain, grass and baggage in Jingzhou, so that Liu Biao's pro-army supply is not as good as Cai Mao's lineage. Although Liu Biao knew it, it was not easy to have a seizure, after all, Cai Mao was the governor of the capital, and he still had to rely on Cai Mao to resist Cao Jun. It's just that this gives Kuai Yue a chance, and all the baggage and grain and grass in Xiangyang City are controlled by Kuai Yue's own soldiers.

This is the result of the competition between the two tigers, Liu Biao used Cai Mao's sergeant as cannon fodder, and Cai Mao reduced the supply of Liu Biao's sergeant, but this secret battle cannot be obvious, otherwise it will evolve into a fierce fight within Jingzhou. Kuai Yue seized this opportunity and became a conciliator between the two. Grain and grass and baggage are the basis of marching and fighting, Cai Mao can not deduct military salaries too much, with Kuai Yue watching, Liu Biao's sergeant will not be sad, Cai Mao also agreed to such a method, after all, the problem between himself and Liu Biao should not be superficial, once put on the table. It's hard to turn back.

"Sir, you mean burning grain and grass?" Lu Rui quickly understood Kuai Yue's strategy. As long as the fire is together. The defenders of Xiangyang have no food and grass, so they will not attack themselves, where do they need any confrontation between the two armies, swords and swords!

"Exactly, Hou Ye, this matter does not bother Hou Ye, as long as Hou Ye agrees on the time and the way back, the more sure he will be that Jingzhou's grain and grass will be burned. It only takes one night, and one night is enough. Kuai Yue confidently reported to Lu Rui.

"Yes!" Lu Rui nodded, Kuai Yue seems to have been ready to surrender to Cao, and the burning of grain and grass can indeed make the Jingzhou army self-defeating, but Cao Cao's plan may stop at Jingzhou. Cao Cao originally wanted to go south with a large army, and after solving Jingzhou, he would attack Sun Quan in Chaisang on both sides, and pocket all the land in Jiangdong, if he could. Directly even the state was also cleaned up.

Cao Cao's series of plans are inseparable from grain and grass and baggage. The grain, grass and baggage in the north can only support Cao Cao's army to move south, if he wants to capture Chaisang. I'm afraid that if we want more grain and grass, we will have to rely on Jingzhou's grain stockpiles. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jingzhou has not experienced any war, Liu Biao is also a conservative Ming monarch, and Jingzhou's wealth and heritage even surpass other states and counties in the Han Dynasty. If a fire burns Jingzhou's grain and grass and baggage, Cao Cao will have no problem in Jingzhou, but there will be a problem to continue the southern expedition, after a long time, I am afraid that the situation in the world will change, Liu Bei returned to Hebei to cooperate with Yuan, and it is always a sharp blade hanging behind Cao's army.

"Sir, do you know the prime minister's plan? Jingzhou is only the first step of our army, and Chaisang and Jiaozhou are the final purpose of our army's southern expedition! Lu Rui told Kuai Yue about Cao Cao's thoughts, although his method was good, but I am afraid that it could not fulfill Cao Cao's intentions.

"This?" After listening to Lu Rui's words, Kuai Yue was also stunned for a moment, he is a smart person, and naturally understands Cao Cao's plan, Cao Cao wants to level the south in one fell swoop, and he has to rely on the grain and grass in Jingzhou, but the grain and grass in Jingzhou are not destroyed, how to defeat the Jingzhou army, there are not many troops in his hands, this is the best way to help Cao Cao seize Jingzhou.

"Hou Ye, when the judgment is constantly suffering, now is the best opportunity to defeat the Jingzhou army, please make a decision!" Kuai Yue suddenly knelt down and knelt in front of Lu Rui.

What a heterogeneity! There is such courage. Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, Kuai Yue's actions surprised Lu Rui, where is this like a person who came to discuss the anti-water, Kuai Yue is obviously a person who has been planning for a long time, and wants to oppose Liu Biao, even the strategy and the way back have been thought about, and he has not only thought about it once, it is thoughtful. No wonder Cao Cao got Kuai Yue, and actually said that he didn't like Jingzhou, and he was happy! "Sir, now that Liu Biao and Cai Mao are at odds, Jingzhou knows it, if you use an anti-intermediary scheme, I don't know?" Lu Rui still refuses to let Cao Cao's plan fall short, if he can succeed in separating Liu Biao and Cai Mao, Jingzhou's army will be in chaos, and Jingzhou will be captured, this is another strategy.

"Master Hou, I also know the magic of this method, but although the two have contradictions, it is not easy to separate the two, especially the plan of separation, I'm afraid." Kuai Yue didn't talk about it, the discord plan is nothing more than a plan for the two of them to have a mustard and infighting. But to implement the separation plan, I'm afraid it's not so easy, Liu Biao and Cai Mao are both smart people, they know the truth of cold lips and teeth, and I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to separate the two, Kuai Yue is not sure.

"Sir, if Rui is a hostage and personally implements this divisive plan, I don't know what Mr. thinks?" Lu Rui glanced at Kuai Yue and said lightly.

"What does Master Hou mean?"

"Or to put it another way, if I am captured by Liu Biao, can Mr. protect me?"

"The more I understand, the more Hou Ye can rest assured, as long as Hou Ye is in the hands of Liu Biao, the more he has his own way to protect Hou Ye's thoughtfulness." Kuai Yue arched his hand and returned to Lu Rui. Kuai Yue also guessed Lu Rui's plan, it seems that Lu Rui is very bold, and he actually dares to use himself as a bait to lure Liu Biao into the game.

"Okay, if there is a word from Xeno, Ben Hou will be relieved, Ben Hou has a plan to separate Liu Biao and Cai Mao, as long as Xenodu protects me." Lu Rui slapped the table and made up his mind.

"Brother Rui?" The sons of the Cao family were stunned for a moment, and immediately stood up.

"Master Hou? You just believe that? Kuai Yue was also stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Lu Rui to believe in himself so much, he just said that he had the ability to protect Lu Rui, so Lu Rui didn't hesitate?

"Xeno, although you and I have met for the first time, Rui has heard words of praise from time to time in front of the prime minister. In this case, Rui Zi should believe in Xeno, time is pressing, and Rui is also helpless. Lu Rui spread his hands, saying that he was just judging Kuai Yue's ability based on Cao Cao's words, in other words, Lu Rui was just fighting.

"Master Hou, dare to ask Master Hou, I don't know the prime minister?" Kuai Yue looked at Lu Rui suspiciously, he and Cao Cao had not met, if it was cognition, it could only be known from intelligence, or it was learned from Liu Biao's advice, could Cao Cao have identified his talent based on this?

"The prime minister once said that if the prime minister won Jingzhou, he would naturally be happy, but the talents of Jingzhou are what the prime minister wants, and the first person in Jingzhou is Mr. I don't like Jingzhou, I like it! These are the prime minister's exact words. Lu Rui smiled slightly and replied.

"It turns out that the prime minister values Kuai Yue so much, the more he must live up to the prime minister's trust!" Kuai Yue bowed to Lu Rui and expressed his determination. In fact, Kuai Yue's heart is like Mingyue, Cao Cao's love is certain, and the world knows it, but these words may have been said by Lu Rui in order to appease himself. Since this is the case, Kuai Yue also understands Lu Rui's determination and intentions, so let himself show his talent as a meeting gift to meet Cao Cao.

"Xeno, please get up, Rui's safety will be handed over to Xeno." Lu Rui helped Kuai Yue up, and personally made the bait counter-plan, and he had to cooperate with Kuai Yue to succeed.

"Master Xie!" (To be continued......)

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